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testeronious@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

the first time in nearly 20 years, the U.S. is setting limits on pollution from chemical plants

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the first time in nearly 20 years, the U.S. is setting limits on pollution from chemical plants

www.propublica.org

testeronious@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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EPA Finalizes New Standards for Cancer-Causing Chemicals
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The regulation specifically targets ethylene oxide, which a ProPublica analysis found was the single biggest contributor to excess industrial cancer risk from air pollutants nationwide.
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  • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works
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    Tomorrow’s headline: the US finds limits on pollution from chemical plants unconstitutional, the founding fathers never said anything about it.

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      “Setting limits like this will hurt our industries/economy too much!” -some politician probably

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      Or the orange clown comes back and revert all of the progress we have made for profits.

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        Trump is a symptom, not the underlying problem.

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          You are correct. But that doesn’t change the fact that if he wins environmental regulations will go out the window.

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